lakayıt

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Turkish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish لا قید (lā ḳayd, "There is no need for anxiety;" who feels no care or anxiety),[1] from Arabic لَا قَيْد (lā qayd), from لَا (, no, not) and قَيْد (qayd, chain, bond, restriction, registration).[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /laːkaˈjɯt/
  • Hyphenation: la‧ka‧yıt

Adjective[edit]

lakayıt

  1. careless, uninterested, indifferent
    Synonym: ilgisiz

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Adverb[edit]

lakayıt

  1. In a careless and indifferent manner.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قید”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1504
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “lakayt”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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